Exit story · Fintech
They Called Burnout "Ownership". I Owned Myself Out The Door.
OnCallForever_Tom·HR Blacklisted
Ex-Vantage Pay·Platform Engineer·Platform·2 years, 2 months·London, UK
· Left in 2026
7.8
Toxicity
The LinkedIn Spin
Proud of the platform we scaled at Vantage. Leaving with a lot of gratitude and a lot of lessons.
The Unfiltered Truth
Every time someone hit a wall it got reframed as an ownership opportunity. Missing a deadline because two other teams' work landed on you? Own it. Working the weekend after a 60-hour week? That's ownership. I owned about 3 people's roadmaps for one salary. Then I took ownership of my calendar and resigned.
Exhibit A · Manager Receipt
“"Love the ownership mindset here! Can you also own the migration while Dev is out?" — Slack, Sunday 9:41 PM”
Red flags
- #Toxic Positivity
- #Scope Creep
- #Burnout Reframed
Reality check
Work-life balance
1/5
Management sanity
2/5
Compensation reality
3/5
Gaslighting frequency
4/5